Fencepost



June 9, 1925.

G. H. BRADY FENCEPOST Filed April 5, 1924 INVENTOR.

Patented June 9, 19225- GLEN I-I. BRADY, or SHINNSTON, wns'r vrnemra.

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Application filed April 5,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatfL GLEN H. BRADY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Shinnston, in'the county of Harrison and State'of lVest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenceposts, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. r i i a This invention relates to certain improvemerits in fence posts and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and im. proved device of" this general character whereby the fence wires may be effectively supported thereby together with means for taking up any slack which may occur in the wires. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved fencepost having associated therewith a turn-washer to which a wire strand is adapted to be engaged together with means for imparting turning movement to said washer to take up any slack which may occur in the wire strand and wherein the post is provided with means for holding the washer against turning movement.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved fence post whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, whereinz' Figure 1 is a view in elevation illustrating 19:24. Serial No. 704,467

taken.substantiallyon the line 5+5 of Figure 1;

' 'Figure'G is a viewin toppl'an'of the turnmg collarremoved;

Figure 7 is aview in planof a turning implement adaptedlto be employed in 'con nection with the turning collar. 3 i

Each of the'posts"P as herein disclos'edis of channel constructionbut arcuate in cross section and is adapted to have one end portion. embedded insthe groundin a conventional imanner as, is indicated by broken lines in Figure 1.

The post P at predetermined points :therealong has pressed outwardly therefrom the diametrically opposed bosses 1. providing an internal chamber 2 in which is adapted to be positioned a nut 3, the walls of the chamtion;

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her-serving to hold said nut 3 againstrota- J At substantially its axial center, each of the bosses 1 is provided with an'opening 4' through which is adapted to be disposed the shank of an eye member 5, said shank being also engaged with the nut 3 whereby said eye member is effectively maintained in applied position. An eye member 5 may be engaged with each of the diametrically opposed bosses 1 as the occasions of practicemay prefer. The eye members 5 are engaged with the intermediate, post P and the Wire strands 7 are freely disposed therethrough. Certain of the posts as is illustrated at the left side of Figure 1 serve as supporting or anchoring posts and an extremity of each of the strands 7 is secured to a turning collar 9. The turning collar 9 as is particularly illustrated in Figures 2 and 6, is cruciform in plan so that when in one position the bosses 1 will be received within the outstanding portions 10 and thereby held against rotation.

Eaclii of the outstanding portions 10 is provided at substantially its central part serted from within a bolt 12, the bolt 12 has "threaded thereon a nut 14 which bears with an opening 11 through which is inthe collar 9 and said collar is turned around the post P after such collar has been moved lengthwise of the post to free such collar from the bosses 1. After the collar 9 has been turned sufliciently to place proper tension on the strand 7 said wire is clamped or attached to one of the arms 10 and said collar caused to again interlock with the bosses 1 so that such collar will be held against rotation.

The supporting post is held against the strain imposed thereupon by the strand 7 by the brace rod 16 as is illustrated in Figure 1. From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a fence post constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled andoperated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out channel fence post having outstanding bosses carried thereby at points spaced longitudinally thereof, each of said bosses being provided with means for attaching wire engaging means thereto, said bosses being arranged in pairs, the bosses of each pair being substantially diametrically opposed.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a channel fence post having outstanding bosses carried thereby at points spaced longitudinally thereof, each of said bosses being provided with means for attaching wire engaging means thereto, a turn collar mounted upon the post, said collar being cruciform to interlock with the bosses when in one position, and wire clampingmeans associated with the collar.

In testimony'whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

' GLEN H. BRADY. 

